Arts and Culture: KCRW Hosts Are All Over It

It’s nice to know that for our hosts, having a show at KCRW is not just a job, but a forum for their passions. Whether it be politics, food issues, art, or film, our hosts are out there informing the discussions that shape our community. Check out what your favorite KCRW hosts are doing around town:

Stephen Ujlaki, dean of School of Film and Television at Loyola Marymount University, invites you and a guest to a candid conversation about artistic license and the process of telling a true story on screen. Distinguished entertainment industry panelists will look at the important ethical, moral and aesthetic decisions surrounding real events portrayed in film and television.

When: Thursday, February 10, 2011 from 7:00pm until 9:00pm
Where: The MLK Auditorium of the Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica
Cost: Free and open to the public

Moderated by Evan Kleiman, the panel will include Phil McGrath of McGrath Family Farm in Camarillo; representatives of Fairview Gardens Farm; Emily Green, a gardening and horticulture contributor to the Los Angeles Times, and Ray Garcia of FIG Restaurant.

The incredible story of how a treasure trove of banned Soviet art worth millions of dollars is stashed in a far-off desert of Uzbekistan develops into a larger exploration of how art survives in times of oppression.

Reception at 6:00pm.
Film screening at 6:30pm, followed by discussion.

Discussants: art critic Edward Goldman and filmmakers Amanda Pope and Tchavdar Georgiev. Hosted by the UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies. Cosponsored by the UCLA Asia Institute Program on Central Asia. Part of the International Institute Human Rights Film Series.

One of Time Magazines 100 most influential people and best-selling author of Dead Aid reveals the economic myopia of the West and the radical solutions it needs to adopt in order to assert itself as a global economic power once again. Reservations recommended. Visit www.aloudla.org or call 213-228-7025 to make a reservation.